rot
verb (used without object)
to undergo decomposition; decay.
are rotting
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present progressiveof rot.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The company said it imports chocolate made from cocoa originating in parts of Africa where "crops are rotting" as a result of weather in the "last couple of years".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2025
But the “Housewives” franchise has become so steeped in these significant moments that viewers’ pleasure centers are rotting.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2025
Billions of mussels are rotting on the former reservoir’s desiccated lakebed.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 3, 2024
A: If boxwoods start turning yellow or brown, the most common reasons are rotting in the roots from too much water or drought stress from lack of proper irrigation.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
Why do people have to starve when mountains of food are rotting away in other parts of the world?
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
